Tower and Town, September 2021

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Editorial: Marlborough LitFest Is Back

After a challenging 2020, Marlborough LitFest is delighted to be back in 2021 from 30th September to 3rd October to deliver a varied festival programme in a hybrid live/online format to its audience in Marlborough and far beyond. With an exciting mix of events for all ages which includes prizewinning fiction, debut authors and non-fiction, covering such subjects as memoir, history, nature, politics and climate change together with an exclusive finale event featuring our patron, Sir Simon Russell Beale, we hope there’ll be something for everyone.

 Most of this year’s authors are coming in person to Marlborough; a few will be interviewed online. To take into consideration all Covid implications, this year we are livestreaming events from the Town Hall so that they can reach an online audience too. Please check the festival brochure for details.

We are delighted that Sarah Raven, with its headquarters in Marlborough, is taking over as the new lead sponsor for the festival, and we are grateful to Hiscox Insurance who are supporting our livestreamed events this year.

This Marlborough LitFest edition comes with a big thank you to the contributors. Most of the articles relating to the festival have been written by members of the Committee and volunteers. We are also lucky to have reflections from Stephen Skinner, our Methodist minister, and information on Michael and Jane O’Regan’s Imagination Project.

We look forward to seeing you in person and online for Marlborough LitFest 2021!

The LitFest runs from 30 September to 3 October. The programme is available at the White Horse Bookshop and on marlboroughlitfest.org. The Box Office opens on 2 September: buy tickets in the White Horse Bookshop; online and phone booking details on marlboroughlitfest.org.

Virginia Reekie and The LitFest Committee